Technology Tips & Tricks

These posts are meant to provide technology tips, tricks and links to articles and software that you may find helpful.

EOY Contribution Statements and Data Cleanup Instructions

ParishSOFT Tips & Tricks, Technology Tips & Tricks
As we come to the end of 2021 and move into 2022 I am sure we are all itching to get our year-end statements wrapped up and out.  The IRS does recommend a detailed contribution statement be sent and on the statement, you should have some sort of language that indicates that no goods or services were provided by the organization. With that in mind, we have put together a couple of how-to articles for you.  We will post these out on the Web Portal for easier access. ParishSOFT EOY Resources View Active and Registered Parishioners – This article will walk through how to apply various filters to see which parishioners in your database are registered/not registered, active, deceased, inactive, etc and make sure all is accurate as possible. Generate…
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Tips on Avoiding Phishing Emails

Phishing, Technology Tips & Tricks
Does the email seem out of the ordinary, is it normal to receive emails like this from that sender? Check the senders email address by moving your mouse over the sender’s name (red arrow). A box will pop up with more information on the sender (green box).  Sometimes it will be obvious that it’s a phishing address, like if the address in the box is different from the displayed address in the email, but other times it might look like it comes from someone that you know. [icon name="file-word-o" class="" unprefixed_class=""]Download Tips on Avoiding Phising Emails Word Doc
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Holiday Phishing Tactics

Phishing, Technology Tips & Tricks
Who doesn’t love to receive a nice holiday greeting? But is that link to an e-card actually from your coworker, manager, HR Department, etc. or is it something sinister? Disguising a phish as a holiday greeting is a simple and effective attack tactic every year. [icon name="file-pdf-o" class="" unprefixed_class=""]View or download Holiday Phishing Tactics pdf
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